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The Blade by Dominique Perrault

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:24:10 +0000

The next building in our series from the new Yongsan International Business District in Seoul, South Korea, is a skyscraper designed by French architect Dominique Perrault, with faceted glass that will ripple across the surface.

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Crazy Portraits of People Being Blown by a Leaf Blower

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:02:54 +0000

Last week, visitors to the TADAO CERN studio were invited to participate in a crazy photo shoot where Lithuanian photographer Tadas Černiauskas aimed a powerful leaf blower at their faces creating some incredibly funny facial expressions.

“Everyone (and there were more than one hundred!) who dared to stand up in front of my camera lens that evening will remember this photo shoot for a long time and have an extraordinary photo in his album,” said Tadas Černiauskas.

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A Cities Beating Hub: Creative Districts of the World

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:17:56 +0000

Deemed the cultural or often arts quarter this designated area in a particular city is thriving with artists, galleries, theatres and dance halls. These areas are often encouraged by public policy-making and planning, including the injection of money into these areas. However, at the root of them is the artists and creative’s themselves. This acts as a honey-pot affect and once creative people settle there it only serves to pull in more like-minded people who strive to push creative boundaries. Let’s take a look at a selection at these unique cultural hubs.

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30 Excellent and Inexpensive Responsive WordPress Themes

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:09:21 +0000

Responsive websites are hot right now, and they will be a requirement for every website in the coming months as the shift from browsing the internet through desktop computers to mobile devices increases. We know that many of you don’t have the time to code your own responsive website, and we also know that cheap premium solutions is always welcome. As such, we present to you 30 of the most highly rated Responsive WordPress Themes!

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30 Jaw Dropping Infinity Pools from Around the World

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:46:41 +0000

An infinity edge pool also goes by the name of negative edge, zero edge, infinity pool, disappearing edge, or vanishing edge pool. Infinity pools are simply swimming pools which give the illusion that they go on into the horizon, as if they go on forever. In reality, the water flows over one or more edges creating this ‘vanishing’ effect. The infinity pool design concept is said to have originated in France, where one of the first vanishing edge designs was utilized in the “Stag Fountain” at the Palace of Versailles in the early 1600s.

Relaxing in this utter luxury is not cheap. Infinity pools are very expensive and require extensive structural, mechanical (hydraulic engineering) and architectural detailing. You will mostly run into these types of marvels at exotic resorts, exclusive estates, in advertisements and in other luxurious places. Lusting at these stunning images creates a desire for one. Below we have listed thirty jaw dropping infinity pools for your inspiration. Enjoy!
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Creative Dad Takes Crazy Photos Of Daughters

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:54:06 +0000

If you are tired of posed, stiff and cheesy family portraits, then take a look at these incredibly creative pictures taken by Jason Lee.

Jason who is a wedding photographer started taking photos of his two little daughters back in 2006 when his mom was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The girls were constantly sick, with colds and coughs so he couldn’t always bring them to visit their grandmother. Jason wanted her to be able to see her granddaughters without catching their kid germs so he started a blog where his mom could see what was going on in their lives.

Most of the ideas come from his daughters – eight-year-old Kristin and five-year-old Kayla. Jason says that they are never-ending source of ideas.

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50 GEEKY STREET ART PIECES BRIMMING WITH AWESOMENESS

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 20:37:21 +0000

On my list of all things cool, street art is on top, right next to playing the guitar like Jimmy Page.

The fun thing about street art is that there aren’t any restrictions. You can be anybody and have anything to say yet fully express yourself in art for everybody to see. This is something geeks have taken advantage of in an awesome way. Check out the images below to see what I mean.

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McMarketing: McDonalds Marketing And Advertising Hits And Pits

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:17:28 +0000

It’s not good for you but every now and then, we all hit the drive thru for something quick and easy. The golden arches are the most recognized brand in the United States, if not the world. When my family moved from Brooklyn to St. Louis, my three-year old son saw the St. Louis arch and yelled, “McDonalds!”

I asked him what we should order and he replied, “a Burger King!”

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The marketing McDonalds did on children’s programming had my two kids brainwashed long before my youngest son could even talk. When a McDonalds commercial came on the TV, it might as well have been Spongebob due to the transfixed state both my kids would enter. In fact, once Happy Meals featured Spongebob, we had to eat there twice a day so the kids could collect each and every piece of brightly colored plastic from China. I often wonder what the Chinese think of the toys they produce for the west. In the morning they package Cello sponges for the kitchen and in the afternoon, sponges that live in a pineapple under the sea.

Say what you will about McDonalds, they are smart, savvy marketers of their poisonous products. Good thing they chose to sell food and not bags of broken glass and sulfuric acid squirt guns! Maybe I shouldn’t give them ideas. Sometimes it just gets a bit too weird.

Shelf Hotel by 3Gatti Architecture Studio

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:33:15 +0000

Rather than design a run-of-the-mill skyscraper for a new hotel in Xian, China, architects 3Gatti decided to put lots of smaller buildings on a gigantic set of shelves.

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Dreams of Glory by Rems182

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:33:00 +0000

New series by Rems182, member of the italian collective Truly Design. Acrylic and spraypaint on paper

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